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This episode highlights the strain on the South African healthcare system during the COVID pandemic years and the lessons learnt to help build a more efficient, accessible and resilient health service.
It features the voices of :
Mercy Kamupira - UNICEF South Africa, Health Specialist Pumla Ntlabati - UNICEF South Africa, Risk Communication and Community Engagement,Lebogang Schultz – UNICEF South Africa, HIV SpecialistThulani, 9 year old from JoBurgDr Dave Le Roux - Paediatrics Infectious diseases Epidemiologist based in Cape Town.Phezulu, we're looking up.
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In this episode, we focus on the unique challenges of child nutrition in South Africa, how it was impacted by COVID, and how a multi sectoral approach can provide better food security to vulnerable children.
Phezulu, we're looking up.
This episode features the voices of:
Luke Lamprecht - Child Protection and Development SpecialistWandile Sihlobo - Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South AfricaDave Le Roux – PediatricianTameka – 13-year-old, child whose parents lost income during the pandemicDesiree – Tameka's mother, who lost income due to the pandemic -
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This week’s episode tells the story of the impact of the pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of children and how South African society and government is now more aware of mental wellness and is making an effort to provide more support and care.
Phezulu we are looking Up.
This episode features the voices of:
Toby Fricker – UNICEF South Africa, Chief of Communication and PartnershipsLungile Mdluli – UNICEF South Africa, ECD SpecialistZola Chonco – Social Worker Lukhwanyo 16 – Young person whose school was interrupted during lockdown Tamika, 14 – Young person whose parents lost jobs due to lockdowns
Luke Lamprecht - neurodevelopmental specialist and child health practitioner
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On this episode we analyze the impact of the pandemic on South Africa’s economy and the effort that is currently being made to build back better and to drive job creation and increase income at the household level.
This episode features contributions from
Wandile Sihlobo – Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, JHBJohannes Oostheizan – Worker, father who lost their job during the lockdownsBrandon Oostheizen, 17 years.Prof Mariam Seedat Khan – Certified clinical sociologists, accredited and certified by the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS). Academic, practitioner, researcher, teacher, Durban. -
In this episode we explore how investment in digital literacy and online safety programs for all children can promote children's wellbeing in the wake of rampant mis and disinformation. And how platforms and government can collaborate to provide a safer more wholesome online experience for children.
Phezulu! We are looking up!
This episode features the voices of:
Janine Simon Meyer - Social Behavior Change and Risk Communication and Community Engagement Consultant, UNICEFWilliam Bird - Online Safety expert and Director Media Monitoring AfricaThulani -8 year old from Jo'BurgTinotenda - 16 year old Web ranger who lives in Jo'burg. -
We begin our series by highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector in South Africa. We also analyze the lessons learned and take a critical look at the interventions that worked well for our society and the areas that need further investment.
This episode features the voices of:
Lukwanyo, 16-year-old from Cape Town and her mother Pamela,Prof Mary Metcalfe, former member of the Executive Council for Education in Gauteng and Visiting fellow on the Soweto campus of the University of JohannesburgPheliswa – a Teacher whose school was interrupted by lockdowns andHanna Yoshimoto the UNICEF South Africa Chief of Education.
This podcast was made possible by UNICEF SOUTH AFRICA through the generous support of the German Federal Foreign Office and other partners.
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This is the Phezulu Podcast Trailer. A podcast by UNICEF South Africa that tells the personal stories of how children and young people are determined to recover and build a safer, fairer, better post pandemic South Africa.
This first season relfects on how with the right support and opportunities, the youngest in society can thrive again.
Please join us on this journey as we build a brighter future.
Phezulu. We are looking up.
For more information please see the link below:
https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/contact-us
